Roll of Honor
Dalton B. Cawthray
Incident
Correctional Officer Dalton Cawthray was accidentally shot and killed while cleaning guns in the jail armory. One of the guns was loaded and discharged, striking him in the chest. He was assigned to the Clemens Unit. Officer Cawthray was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Cawthray served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dalton B. Cawthray served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Correctional Officer Dalton B. Cawthray is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 32 of 124 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dalton B. Cawthray's cause is highlighted.
How Dalton B. Cawthray Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dalton B. Cawthray is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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